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Yesterday we asked: What is the best way to spend a federal budget surplus?
Here are the results:
Tax breaks: 46 votes (4%)
Pay down the debt: 228 votes (21%)
Increase program spending: 798 votes (73%)
None of the above: 24 votes (2%)
Total votes: 1096

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